Cooking utensil.



T. W. STANTON. COOKING UTBNSIL Patented Ma1-22, 1910.

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TRAVIS W. STANTON, OF POLLARD, ALABAMA.

COOKING UTENSIL.

Application filed February 28, 1908.

To all 'whom it 'may concern:

Be it known that I, TRAvis IV. STANTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pollard, in the county of Escambia and State of Alabama,have invented new and useful Improvements in Cooking Utensils, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to cooking utensils, the object in view being toprovide a portable cooking and heating utensil which is applicable tothe burner of any ordinary heater, the said utensilA embodying a specialconstruction and combination of parts whereby food in liquid orsemi-liquid form may be heated or cooked and maintained in heatedcondition for any desired period of time, the construction of theutensil also adapting it to receive and keep in a heated conditionvarious articles such as bottles, vials and the like.

A further object of the invention is to provide a construction ofcooking utensil by means of which clear water may be drawn from thebottom of the utensil and such articles as towels or napkins heated ordried by being hung upon the body of the utensil.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for reflecting thelight of the burner and also partially closing the draft flue or chimneyso as to regulate the size of the opening through which the product ofcombustion escapes.

With the above and other objects in View, the nature of which will morefully appear' as the description proceeds, the invention consists in thenovel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as herein fullydescribed, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingz-Figure 1 is a side elevation of the cookingutensil embodying the present invention, shown applied to an ordinarykerosene lamp. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view of the same.Fig. 3 is a cross section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a planview of the rest.

The utensil contemplated in this invention comprises a main body 1 whichis preferably cylindrical for the sake of cheapn'ess, said bodycomprising a closed bottom 2, and a removable lid 3 by means of whichthe body of the utensil may be filled. The body also comprises asuitable lifting and carrying handle 4 and a main discharge spout 5,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 22, 1910.

serial No. 418,351.

the utensil thus far described resembling a coffee or tea pot.

In carrying out the present invention, the bottom 2 is apertured asshown at 6 and the lid 3 is also centrally apertured as shown at 7 whilea tapering or conical hollow core 8 extends entirely through the centerof the utensil, the smaller end thereof projecting slightly above thetop of the lid while the lower and larger end thereof extends to aconsiderable distance below the bottom of the utensil and is of a sizeadapting it to fit upon the gallery 9 of an ordinary kerosene lamp orother form of burner indicated at 10. The hollow core 8 is permanentlysecured at 11 to the bottom of the utensil and forms in effect a chimneyfor the lamp or other burner when placed in position thereon as clearlyshown in Fig. 2.

In addition to the spout 5 the utensil is provided at a low down pointwith a drain cock or faucet 12 by means of which clear hot water may bedrawn olf from the bottom of the body 1 while beneath said faucet 12there is arranged a vessel supporting shelf 13 which is secured to thebottom of the utensil but arranged above the plane of the bottom edge ofthe core 8 so that the utensil may rest on the core as a support, whenthe device is not applied to a lamp or burner.

14: designates a series of hooks secured at suitable points to the body1 and projecting outward therefrom the same being adapted for thesupport of towels or napkins which may be strung around the utensil anddried.

Projecting upward from the lid 3 is a bracket 15 to which is pivotallyconnected at 16 a supporting arm 17 which carries at its free end acombined reflector and damper 18 in the form of a disk one side of whichis polished or coated with quicksilver to provide the necessaryreflecting surface so that when the same is disposed immediately abovethe upper end of the core 8, it will reflect the light from the burner10 and notify the attendant as to whether or not the burner is lighted.The combined reflector and damper is provided with a stem or shank 19slidable in the sleeve 2O of one section of a universal joint 21 formedin the supporting arm 17, which joint enables the reflector 18 to beadjusted to any desired angle that may be required and also to be raisedand lowered relatively to the upper end of the core when the latterconstitutes a chimney there- III by enabling the size of the dischargeend of such chimney to be regulated to give the proper draft for theburner.

Removably fitted in the bottom of the utensil l is a rest 22 which isshown in plan in Fig. a, the same consisting of a strip of metal bentinto zigzag form and giving a general circular shape so as to fit aroundthe core 1l and within the body l, the height of said rest being`sufficient to support an article such as a bottle above the bottom 2 ofthe receptacle so that it may be heated by the steam rising from thewater contained in the bottom of the utensil.

Q3 designates a transparent slide fitted in a suitable guide Q4. on thecore 8 and closing an aperture in the side of the core in line with theburner 10, to enable said burner to be lighted and also to enable theflame to be inspected to ascertain whether or not the burner is workingproperly.

The utensil hereinabove described will be found of great convenience inthe sick room, enabling various articles of diet to be cooked andmaintained in a heated condition. It will also be found of greatconvenience to barbers for maintaining a supply of hot water andenabling the same to be drawn off in small quantities also enablingtheir towels to be heated and dried in a convenient and expeditiousmanner.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is

A cooking utensil for the purpose described consisting of a potcomprising a cylindrical outer shell closed at the top and bottom andprovided with a handle and spout, an upwardly tapering hollow coreextending centrally therethrough and connected Xedly to said bottomthrough which it passes, a centrally apertured lid for the utensilfitted to the top thereof and encircling the core, and an annulararticle supporting rest removably fitted in the bottom of the utensiland bearing against the flat bottom thereof and encircling the hollowcore and consisting of a fiat strip of metal bent to comprise outer andinner concentric rim portions and radial portions connecting theconcentric portions.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

TRAVIS IV. STANTON. Witnesses ROY STANTON, J. B. KENNEDY.

